diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
index 5e485ecf64..bfff87c13d 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ void wxWindowMac::MacSuperEnabled( bool enabled )
 
 bool wxWindowMac::MacIsReallyShown() const
 {
-    if ( m_isShown && (m_parent != NULL) ) {
+    if ( m_isShown && (m_parent != NULL && !IsTopLevel() ) ) {
         return m_parent->MacIsReallyShown();
     }
     return m_isShown;
diff --git a/src/mac/window.cpp b/src/mac/window.cpp
index 5e485ecf64..bfff87c13d 100644
--- a/src/mac/window.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/window.cpp
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ void wxWindowMac::MacSuperEnabled( bool enabled )
 
 bool wxWindowMac::MacIsReallyShown() const
 {
-    if ( m_isShown && (m_parent != NULL) ) {
+    if ( m_isShown && (m_parent != NULL && !IsTopLevel() ) ) {
         return m_parent->MacIsReallyShown();
     }
     return m_isShown;